STD Testing in Redondo Beach, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Reported syphilis runs about 37% higher than the US average in Los Angeles County. If you are considering STI testing in Redondo Beach, California before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, clinics offer in-person support, while at-home kits allow self-collected samples mailed in on your timeline. Your options are listed below.
12 testing options are listed for Redondo Beach, CA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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Quest Diagnostics
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Rated 3 out of 5 from 116 reviews
Address
520 North Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 0.3 miles away
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Community health center 0.3 miles
Venice Family Clinic - Allcove
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Venice Family Clinic - Allcove, in Redondo Beach, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. Meaning cost adjusts to what patients can actually pay. Walk-ins are welcome for screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Sliding-scale
Address
514 North Prospect Avenue, Suite 400, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Venice Family Clinic in Redondo Beach requires an appointment and runs gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for confirmed bacterial infections: all on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Care is delivered in Hindi and Spanish.
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Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Four
Venice Family Clinic's panel extends to herpes in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Meaning a single appointment produces results across five infections rather than four. That fifth test matters because herpes is frequently excluded from standard panels without a specific request.
Hindi and Spanish Spoken by Clinical Staff
Both Hindi and Spanish are staffed languages at Venice Family Clinic in Redondo Beach: meaning providers conduct exams, review results, and explain treatment directly in either language. Prescriptions are discussed and counseling is carried out in the same clinical conversation, without switching modes for the medical detail.
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Most reviewed 1.6 miles
Urgent Care Center of South Bay
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 268 reviews
Urgent Care Center of South Bay in Torrance bills Medicare and major insurance for STI testing, no sliding-scale or Title X subsidy, so out-of-pocket costs apply without coverage. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Tests & treats
Address
4305 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 106 Torrance, CA 90503
Yehowa Medical Services in Torrance meets patients who are paying out of pocket, between providers, or working with limited income. Wherever they land financially. Federally qualified status means fees adjust to what people can actually pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with no appointment required, treating bacterial infections the same visit and offering HPV and hepatitis B vaccines alongside Spanish-language and interpretation-supported care.
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Spanish Spoken by Staff, Not Routed Around
Spanish is a working clinical language at this location, providers communicate directly in Spanish rather than relying solely on intermediary services. For languages beyond Spanish, trained interpretation is coordinated into the visit itself, so medical history, treatment options, and follow-up instructions are conveyed with the same precision as any other appointment.
Title X Makes Minor Confidentiality a Legal Guarantee
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale operates under federal family planning regulations that legally protect the confidentiality of services provided to minors. This is a structural feature of the funding designation, not a discretionary policy. That means a minor's STI testing, treatment, and contraceptive care are handled under a framework with defined legal standing.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site, Not Sent Elsewhere
Many clinics screen for HIV risk but leave patients to chase a prescriber elsewhere for PrEP or PEP. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale writes those prescriptions directly, meaning PrEP initiation, including the baseline labs required to start, and PEP are handled by the same clinical team doing the testing.
Tests & treatsTitle XSliding-scalePrEP
Address
14623 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 300 Lawndale, CA 90260
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 3.4 miles
Venice Family Clinic - Torrance Skypark
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Venice Family Clinic - Skypark in Torrance welcomes patients regardless of insurance status, those between providers, or anyone paying out of pocket. Federally qualified standing means fees slide with income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available without an appointment.
Sliding-scale
Address
23456 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 260, Torrance, CA 90505
St. Anthony Medical Centers – Hawthorne Site, in Hawthorne, earns its federal qualification by tying fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for cash-paying patients, those between providers, or anyone whose coverage falls short. No appointment is needed to walk in and get tested.
BHS Integrated Care Services in Gardena carries federally qualified health center standing, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to household income, keeping care within reach regardless of what someone earns or whether they carry insurance.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Redondo Beach, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Redondo Beach, CA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Los Angeles County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Exer Medical
725 South Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Redondo Beach. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Redondo Beach, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 7,543 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Redondo Beach. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,025 offer telehealth.
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Lewis Wong, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 520 North Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Redondo Beach, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Redondo Beach, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 3 closest pharmacies to Redondo Beach, CA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Redondo Beach, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Online treatment
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Redondo Beach, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#6 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Los Angeles County vs California vs U.S.
Los Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.▲▼ = Los Angeles County vs the state average
Infection
Los Angeles County
California
United States
Chlamydia
602.358,200 cases▲ 23%
491.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
291.828,195 cases▲ 53%
190.2
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
21.62,085 cases▲ 33%
16.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
33.13,198 cases▲ 73%
19.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
50.24,848 cases▲ 7%
46.7
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Los Angeles County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Los Angeles County, chlamydia has risen from 529.6 to 602.3 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has risen from 259.8 to 291.8 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 22.6 to 21.6 per 100,000 (4%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Redondo Beach, CA
Adults uninsured
4.5%
No routine checkup
26.8%
No transportation
5.3%
Binge drinking
17.4%
Frequent mental distress
14.1%
Depression
19.8%
Below poverty line
4.6%
Primary-care ratio
1,326 : 1
Los Angeles County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 47.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 86th percentile nationally
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Los Angeles County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Los Angeles County (2023)
Federal priority area: Los Angeles County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
622 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
1,627cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
30%
Los Angeles County HIV care continuum (2023)
Los Angeles County recorded 19.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Los Angeles County residents living with HIV, 91.6% know their status · 72.8% are in care · 65.2% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Los Angeles County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Sunnyglen Park sits at the quieter inland edge of Redondo Beach, far from the Pacific Coast Highway traffic, yet getting to an STI screening appointment from neighborhoods like Hill Section or El Nido still means carving out time, finding parking, and in many cases driving well past city limits to reach the options listed on this page. That practical reality lands differently depending on how your week is built. With nearly three in ten adults not participating in the labor force, and the rest spread across a city where just over half own their homes and the other half carry rent that clears two thousand dollars a month, the cost calculation for screening is real.
A visit that requires a half-day away from work, or an out-of-pocket fee stacked on top of that monthly rent, is the kind of thing that gets delayed. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, who are statistically the group most likely to need timely testing, are also often the ones in newer jobs or shorter leases with less schedule flexibility to absorb that kind of detour. For someone renting in El Nido rather than holding equity in the Hill Section, the difference between a $0 sliding-scale visit and a standard-rate appointment is the detail worth checking before you book.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Redondo Beach, CA
Walkability14.27 / 20 · Above average
Redondo Beach scores 14.27/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 90278 snapshot
Residents
42,536
Median age
38.9
Median income
$148,581
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90278 area around Redondo Beach: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Redondo Beach alone.
Redondo Beach sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90278. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Bruce’s Beach
Tiger Woods Point
Dominguez Park
Sunnyglen Park
Sneary Parkette
Rodaway Park
Neighborhoods & communities
El Nido
Hermosa Beach
Hill Section
East Manhattan Beach
Torrance
La Fresa
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Village
Major routes
190th Street
West 190th Street
Anita Street/190th Street
CA 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)
West Artesia Boulevard
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Redondo Beach, CA
Just outside Redondo Beach? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Redondo Beach, CA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Los Angeles County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under California law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Redondo Beach-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Redondo Beach often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in CaliforniaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on California law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
California permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
